Menology
[mə-NAL-ə-jee]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Greek, early 18th century
1.
An ecclesiastical calendar of the months, especially a calendar of the Greek Orthodox Church containing biographies of the saints in the order of the dates on which they are commemorated.
Examples of Menology in a sentence
"Rosa loved collecting different examples of menology and switched calendars throughout the year to change things up."
"Theresa consulted a menology to learn more about her namesake saints."
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